Michael Redgrave

1908-1985

Biography: life and films

Michael Redgrave was an English actor. He was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England on 20th March 1908 and died in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England on 21st March 1985, aged 77.

His best films as an actor include Alfred Hitchcock's comedy-thriller The Lady Vanishes (1938), Anthony Asquith's The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Michael Anderson's The Dam Busters (1955), Jack Clayton's thriller The Innocents (1961) and Joseph Losey's The Go-Between (1970).

Michael Redgrave appeared in 51 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Michael Anderson (4 films), Carol Reed (3), Anthony Asquith (3), Roy Boulting (2) and Joseph Losey (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (37 films), Thriller (11), romance (9), War (9), history (5), comedy (5), comedy-drama (4), crime-thriller (3), comedy-romance (3), Horror (3), comedy-thriller (2) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Michael Redgrave over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

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Climbing High (1938) [a]

The Lady Vanishes (1938) [a]

Stolen Life (1939) [a]

A Window in London (1940) [a]

The Big Blockade (1940) [a]

The Stars Look Down (1940) [a]

Atlantic Ferry (1941) [a]

Jeannie (1941) [a]

Kipps (1941) [a]

Thunder Rock (1942) [a]

Dead of Night (1945) [a]

The Way to the Stars (1945) [a]

The Captive Heart (1946) [a]

The Years Between (1946) [a]

Fame Is the Spur (1947) [a]

Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) [a]

The Man Within (1947) [a]

Secret Beyond the Door (1948) [a]

The Browning Version (1951) [a]

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) [a]

The Green Scarf (1954) [a]

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) [a]

Mr. Arkadin (1955) [a]

Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) [a]

The Dam Busters (1955) [a]

The Night My Number Came Up (1955) [a]

1984 (1956) [a]

The Happy Road (1957) [a]

Time Without Pity (1957) [a]

Behind the Mask (1958) [a]

Law and Disorder (1958) [a]

The Quiet American (1958) [a]

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) [a]

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) [a]

No My Darling Daughter (1961) [a]

The Innocents (1961) [a]

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) [a]

Uncle Vanya (1963) [a]

The Heroes of Telemark (1965) [a]

The Hill (1965) [a]

Young Cassidy (1965) [a]

La Vingt-cinquième heure (1967) [a]

Assignment K (1968) [a]

Battle of Britain (1969) [a]

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) [a]

Connecting Rooms (1970) [a]

Goodbye Gemini (1970) [a]

The Go-Between (1970) [a]

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) [a]

Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975) [a]



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